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Vol 22, No 6
The Oklahoma Aviator
Your window to Oklahoma Aviation...Past, Present, Future
June 2004
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Blue Angels to Fly Father’s Day Weekend
at Will Rogers World Airport in OKC
For more than fifty years, the
U.S. Navy Blue Angels have awed
more than 300 million spectators
in the United States and Canada
with their world-renowned formation flying skills. This Father’s Day
week end, June 18, 19 and 20, the
Blue Angels will top the list of
breathtaking aerial aerobatic action
at Oklahoma City’s Aerospace
America International Airshow, flying their single-seat twin engine F/
A-18 Hornet, announced Airshow
Director Lois Lawson.
Aerospace America will fill the
sky with aerobatic performers; vintage aircraft that revive the lost art
of barnstorming with deafening
roars and blowing smoke; nostalgic and historic Warbird aircraft;
and modern military aircraft.
“After a year’s absence from our
traditional Father’s Day weekend,
I am proud to say we will again have
an outstanding lineup to complement the return of the U. S. Navy
Blue Angels Jet Demonstration
Team to Aerospace America and
Oklahoma City,” said Lawson.
In addition to the Blue Angels,
returning performers who have
been past spectator favorites include
Les Shockley and Shockwave the
Jet Truck; Mary Dilda, champion
air race pilot, flying her North
American T-6 Two of Hearts; and
Eric Beard in Russian Thunder, the
only Yak-54 on the airshow circuit,
delivering 12 minutes of high
speed, intense aerobatics.
puter flight simulators, hands on
aviation exhibits, and autograph
and interview times with air show
performers and many others.
Chalet Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are needed for host/
hostess positions and gate security
positions in the Elite Chalet Village section of this year’s airshow.
Volunteers will receive a free pass
and a VIP parking pass to the
airshow for each day they volunteer
Volunteers are needed for the
following time slots.
• Friday, June 18- 3:00AM
to10:00PM
• Saturday, June 19- 8:00AM
to12:30PM
• Saturday, June 19- 12:30PM to
6:00PM
• Sunday, June 20- 8:00AM to
12:30PM
• Sunday, June 20- 12:30PM to
6:00PM
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact, Phylis
Hensley, Chalet Village Director at 405-840-4707 or
dragonspirit@cox.net
Admission Prices
Adult ticket prices will remain
the same as in 2003: $12.00 for
advance tickets and $15.00 at the
gate. Advance tickets will be on sale
at Metro area 7-11 stores and on
the web at www.aerospaceokc.com.
Gates will open at 5:00PM on Friday and at 9:00AM on Saturday
and Sunday.
The Blue Angels have delighted more than 300 million spectators since the 1950s.
The excitement begins Friday ond year is Dr. Guy Baldwin from out the show, we decided we needed
evening, the first day of the show, Tulsa in his Extra 300. Perform- to find a way to make the program
opening with propelleravailable to more childriven aircraft from pre-jet
dren.”
days delighting the crowd
After studying naFLASH! LA
TE BREAKING NEWS
LATE
with high-speed maneutional
trends and brainAs we were about to go to press, we learned
vers and simulated dogstorming
with Airshow ofthat Dan Lawson, husband of Aerospace
fights while it is still dayficials,
the
idea to admit
America Director Lois Lawson, and Dr.
light. As daylight turns to
children
free
seemed to be
Brent Hisey, both of Oklahoma City, had
dark, the world famous
the
answer,
but
would they
flown the recently restored CAF ME-109.
Liberty Parachute Team
need
tickets?
Not any
Plans are for the airplane to appear at Aerowill perform their jumps
more
said
the
Airshow
Dispace America. See photo on page 9.
with a night pyrotechnic
rector.
display, followed by Eric
“We will admit chilBeard performing “Lightning by ing for the first time at Aerospace dren free all three days of the
Night” with more awesome pyro- America is Randy Harris of Bearfeat airshow.”
technics.
Aerobatics in his 360-hp Skybolt,
Activities and exhibits at the
Returning to perform for a sec- an outstanding Oklahoma pilot Junior Pilot Play Zone include comfrom Owasso.
A First: Children Under 12 Get
in Free!
For the first time in its nineteen-year history, Aerospace
America will admit children 12
years and younger for free at the
2004 airshow, when they are accompanied by an adult, said
Lawson.
“Last year we introduced Junior Pilot Play Zone, a supervised
area where children who attend the
Airshow can learn more about aviation with programmed activities
and exhibits,” she said. “Although
Eric Beard in his “Russion Thunder” YAK-54 airshow plane. many children attended through- Mary Dilda and her T-6. Photo courtesy of Wayne Sagar/AAFO.COM.
Jenks Student Wins Art Contest
The 2004 Best of Show winner in
the Tulsa Air and Space Museum’s
(TASM’s) 5th annual “A. Blaine Imel
High School Art Contest” is Jenks High
School 10th-grader Shelby Woods. The
competition, held April 22, attracted
162 entries from students in grades 912 of area high schools. All entries addressed the 2004 theme “Where Dreams
Take Flight,” showing mankind’s beauty
and inventiveness in the quest for flight
and space travel.
Shelby’s piece entitled “Sectional
Chart” demonstrates the connection
between the earliest Wright Flyer and a
F-16 fighter jet and is painted on a navi-
Shelby Woods and A. Blaine Imel display
Shelby’s winning TASM art contest entry.
gational chart that highlights women’s
role in aviation. As presenting sponsor,
Southwest Airlines awarded Shelby two
airline tickets. Shelby’s art teacher Brian
Arneecher, Jenks High School, received
$100. Shelby’s picture will be featured
on the museum’s 2004 holiday greeting
card and 2005 note card. Packages of
previous winners’ note cards are available for sale in the Museum gift shop;
all proceeds go to support future art
competitions.
The contest honors Tulsa architect
A. Blaine Imel, a WWII fighter pilot,
TASM Board Member, and TASM volunteer.
Twelve schools participated in 2004,
including Booker T. Washington, Jenks
High School, Tulsa Tech – Sand Springs,
Grace Christian School, Memorial High
School, Metro Christian Academy,
Skiatook High School, Trinity Art
School, Tulsa School of Arts & Science,
Victory Christian School, and home
school students taught by private teachers Pat Crume and Ruth Vesanen. A
total of 12 winners were announced, two
in each of the following categories: Watercolor and Pastels; Oil and Acrylics;
Computer Graphics; Drawings; Mixed
Media; and Sculpture and 3D.
Arneecher said, “The TASM show
integrates other areas of study into the
art classroom, including physics, engineering, and history. People often take
for granted the skills of talented individuals who make art. When you see
students like Shelby Wood with her inner desire and strong work ethic being
rewarded, other students desire to be in
her place. It makes teachers continue
to face difficulties with the realization
that we are not alone and that kids are
definitely worth our personal sacrifices.”
This is a unique event for youth
because students are awarded cash prizes:
$75 for 1st place, $50 for 2nd place and
$25 for 3rd place. The event is not a
fundraiser for the Museum and all proceeds go to underwrite the event. Barbara and Allen Smallwood, Dr. and Mrs.
William Ross, and Southwest Airlines
were presenting sponsors. Apollo Patrons were Triangle Company, Ray and
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OAC News
AIRPORTS GET STATE GRANTS
FOR IMPROVEMENTS
The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC) approved grants for two
airports at its May meeting.
Stillwater Municipal Airport was
awarded $101,350 for the last phase of
the runway and taxiway extension and
completion of the paving, lighting, and
marking of the extension. Additionally,
Linda Booker, and Tulsa Truck Manufacturing. Gemini Patrons include
Katheryn and Charles Pennington and
the R.L. Hudson & Co. Mercury Patrons include Ed and Ann Nunnelee,
Don and Susan Merrill, David and
Marilyn Nunneley, and Jay O’Meilia.
Door prizes were provided by the Tulsa
International Airport, Triangle Company, and the Tulsa Air and Space Museum.
The committee works diligently
each year to encourage all high schools
in Green Country to participate. Committee members include Blaine Imel,
Cheryl Cavert, Jay O’Meilia, Justin
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new paved shoulders, new lighting, and
reinstallation of the ILS equipment will
be completed. The entire project cost is
$3,149,456.
“This has been a long project for us,
and we appreciate the Commission’s
support for this project over the years,”
said Mayor Bud Lacy.
Victor Bird, OAC Director, remarked, “Stillwater Airport is the third
fastest growing GA airport in the United
States.”
Pawhuska Municipal Airport was
awarded $9,886 for adding the removal
and replacement of the connecting taxiway drainage pipe to their current OAC
maintenance agreement for a crack seal,
seal coat, and remarking of the runway,
taxiway, and apron. The total cost of
the amendment is $10,984.
“We are happy to be able to provide
these state grants to our airports. They
are vital to the economy of their communities and the state,” said Commission Director, Victor Bird.
Don Merrill, David Nunneley, Tulsa International Airport intern Michael
Henderson, and TASM Executive Director Katheryn Pennington.
All artwork will be on display at the
Tulsa International Airport through May
2005.
To support this community event,
tax-deductible contributions are accepted by the Museum. Anyone wanting more information about the event
or to participate can contact the Tulsa
Air and Space Museum at (918) 8349900.
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Up With Downs
by Earl Downs
Ar
ound the Patch
Around
Last month I was all “buzzed up”
after attending the Oklahoma Airport
Operators Association (OAOA) annual meeting and I waxed philosophically about the need for all of us to
support our airports. I mentioned that
Ponca City has a fine club that is renowned for its support of the airport
and community and I asked for some
other examples from our readers. I
not only got what I asked for, but other
interesting information seemed to
bubble up as well. This has given me
the idea to try to keep up with other
things going on that may not be earth
shattering but are part of our aviation
community. Some news items are big,
such as major airport upgrades. Others may be more like the small pieces
of a jigsaw puzzle. By that I mean, it
takes a lot of activity by a lot of people
to build the big picture that we call
Oklahoma aviation.
I need your help if this idea is to
build up enough speed to become airborne. Your mission, should you accept, is to become “reporters-atlarge.” Let me give you an idea of
the kind of things “Around The
Patch” is looking for. Have you just
soloed or obtained a new pilot certificate or rating? Instructors can
keep us up-to-date on who our
achievers are. Are you a proud new
owner of a plane? Did you have a
new aviation experience? Has someone built a new hangar on your airport? Has a new aviation business
been started and you want to share
that information with us? Does a
good deed need to be reported? Did
something funny happen to you? Get
the idea? This is to be about good
news and fun stuff. Here are some
of the things I picked up over the last
few weeks.
Airport Support
I received a letter from Bill Wells
of Cushing, OK, explaining how airport folks there are supporting their
airport and community. A group of
action minded aviators at Cushing
saw that several things could be done
to make life better at CUH and they
formed a group called the Airport
Support Wing Association. They actually took the unique step of forming a not-for profit corporation,
which allowed them to perform functions and receive donations that could
be channeled back into the airport.
Over the last two years they have held
two Independence Day “free” hamburger fly-ins (a free $100 hamburger?), repaired the airport courtesy car, built a picnic park, donated
time and labor to assist a new business at the airport, assisted the Chamber of Commerce with the BBQ and
Blues Festival, and much more. Bill
said they have plans in the future to
keep up and expand services and good
works for the airport.
Greg Northern at Alva Airport
promised to send me a picture of his
airport dog sitting atop the classic
1956 Dodge fuel truck that still earns
a living servicing our planes. This
truck and I had a personal relationship for several years when I owned
and operated it at my FBO. When
you stop at Alva, be sure to see the
“old soldier” at work.
Ken Clark wrote to tell me that
Avian Airpark near Oologah is doing
just fine. About 22 of the 30 lots
have been sold and Ken just finished
building his hangar. They are trying
to put together an ultralight get-together. Keep me posted on that, Ken.
He also asked for The Oklahoma
Aviator to cover happenings at other
airports that are lined up north of
Tulsa. Okay, Saggha, Gundy’s,
Sandridge, Kenny Howard’s and Airman Acres, fill me in. Last I heard,
Tulsa is not the only city in this state.
Let’s hear from you folks in the Oklahoma City area!
Flight Training
The Ponca City Airport welcomes
a new flight school to the field.
American Flight Academy offers
flight instruction for private, instrument, commercial, CFI, and CFII.
They will soon offer multiengine instruction and rental. They operate
two Cessna 172’s and one Cessna
150. The chief flight instructor is
Aaron Cowger. He is a graduate of
Spartan School of Aeronautics, with a
bachelors degree in aviation management, and is a Gold Seal CFI. The
school is a Part 61 operation that also
offers aircraft rental. They operate
out of Hanger 12 at the present time
and have been in business since April
1, 2004. They currently have twelve
active students and are growing rapidly. American Flight Academy will
soon hire two more CFI’s to help run
the operation. For more information,
call (580) 762-6183 or (888) 8086183.
It has been more than five years
since Ponca City has had anyone on
Ask the Doctor
by Dr
Dr.. Guy Baldwin, AME
Multifocal Lenses
A few months ago, I was visiting
with a pilot friend who is also an ophthalmology resident physician. He is
currently working in a clinic to which I
frequently refer patients for eye exams,
LASIK surgery, or other procedures.
During the conversation, he described
some of the new ophthalmic procedures
being used to help the general patient
population see well.
As an example, he told me he had
recently fitted an airman with a certain
brand of multifocal lens. Multifocal
lenses are a fairly recent development
and are now available in two types: as
contact lenses and as “anterior intraocular” lenses. Multifocal lenses are useful
in some patients who need correction
for both near and far vision.
When we are young, our eyes are
able to refocus at will on objects that
are near, far, or at intermediate distances.
A natural, flexible, fluid-filled lens behind the cornea (inside the eyeball) accomplishes the refocusing; tiny muscles
around its periphery relax or contract
to either increase or decrease the curvature of the lens, thus adjusting its
“power.” However, as we age, the lens
hardens and resists the action of the
muscles. Thus, a person who is nearsighted when young (i.e., sees near objects well, but needs vision correction
for distant objects) often finds that, with
age, he also begins to need vision correction for near and/or intermediate
objects as well (i.e., bifocal or trifocal
lenses).
Bifocal contact lenses have been
around for years in one form or another.
Like bifocal eyeglass lenses, different
portions of the bifocal contacts are
curved differently to provide both nearand far-vision correction. Early models
attempted to weight the near-vision portion of the lens so it would tend to rethe field to offer flight instruction
and the local aviation community is
glad to have a new neighbor.
I have also made some friends at
Midwest Air Center at Stillwater airport. My Aeronca Champ is limited
as to how much my students can weigh
and my solution to this is to send the
main on the bottom, with only limited
success. However, over the past few
years, improvements have been made in
bifocal lenses (two different prescriptions in one lens) and multifocal lenses
(more than two different prescriptions
in one lens) and their use is becoming
more common. Such lenses provide
correction at all distances.
Another effect of aging is the development of cataracts, where the fluid in
the natural lens becomes cloudy. The
old traditional treatment for cataracts
was to cut into the eye, surgically remove the lens, and then fit the patient
with thick eyeglasses to provide the correction normally done by the natural
lens. As an improvement, man-made
anterior intraocular lens are now routinely inserted into the eye in place of
the natural lens, thus eliminating the
need for thick glasses. However, the
normal man-made lenses are not able to
change shape, and thus cataract patients
often need glasses to correct their vision
at one end or the other of the distance
spectrum.
In the last few years, intraocular
lenses with multifocal prescriptions have
been available. Like multifocal contact
lenses, they provide correction at all distances.
However, the conversation with my
ophthalmologist friend raised a flag in
my mind: it had been my impression
that the FAA does not allow the use of
multifocal lenses by pilots. I told my
friend I would get back to him, and subsequently made a call to Doctor Warren
Silberman, manager of the FAA Civil
Aerospace Medical Institutes- Medical
Certification Division. He confirmed
my impression: at this time, multifocal
lenses, either contact lenses or intraocular lenses, are unacceptable. They can
introduce vision problems including
glare, “halo” effects around lights, and
reduced contrast. I quickly relayed the
information to my ophthalmologist
friend.
My recommendation is that BEFORE
you have cataract or other eye surgery,
check with your AME to determine the
implications for your FAA medical certificate. If the AME is not sure, call the
FAA in Oklahoma City (405-954-4821)
for clarification or contact the EAA,
AOPA, or other organization that provide
medical advice to airmen.
If you have any questions about this
article or any others, do not hesitate to
contact my office at 918-437-7993.
“heavies” over to Midwest Air Center
for training in their Citabria. Along
with taildragger training they offer
complete pilot training programs in a
Cessna 152, two 2003 AMD Alarus
trainers (new equipment!), and a Piper
continued on p. 5.
The Oklahoma Aviator, June 2004, Page 3
The Horizontal Windsock
by Mike Huffman
Ever wonder why airplanes cost so
much to repair or restore? This month’s
column provides some food for thought.
As you may know, besides publishing The Oklahoma Aviator, I also restore
antique/classic airplanes and assist builders in the construction of homebuilt airplanes. My most recent project was a
1941 Piper J-3 Cub owned by a gentleman from Tulsa.
When I began the project, although
the airplane had technically been out of
service for a year or so, it was in fact in
pretty good shape. It had been restored
about 10 years previously with Polyfiber
Restoring a Cub
TASK TYPE
Aircraft
Administrative and paperwork
Transport of parts, errands
Disassembly, cleaning, inspection
Minor repairs
Fabric covering
Preparation for paint
Painting
Assembly
Rigging
Tool repair, calibration, & maint
Fabrication of parts
TOTALS
1.0
12.0
12.5
2.5
69.5
Fuselage
14.5
10.0
8.5
2.0
68.0
43.0
33.0
Wings
5.0
21.5
14.0
163.5
29.5
36.0
Tail Group
Flight
Controls
covering and Polytone paint.
The engine and propellor were in great
shape and the wing struts had been replaced with the new sealed type. The interior was acceptable and all the instruments worked. With a little work, it could
have been reassembled, made airworthy,
and flown for many years-- nicer than
many, many flying Cubs!
However, the wings needed minor
fabric and structural repairs and the owner
wanted the airplane near perfect. My task
was to recover the wings and tail group,
paint the entire airplane, and reassemble
it. However, there is a big difference in
Fuel
System
Engine
Comp
Misc
1.5
1.5
3.5
31.5
6.0
4.5
9.0
12.0
6.0
12.0
2.0
4.0
7.0
104.5
7.5
186.5
298.5
42.0
12.0
6.0
Summary of labor hours for restoration of a 1941 Piper J-3 Cub.
1.0
19.5
15.0
TOTALS
1.0
33.0
33.0
26.0
197.0
125.0
86.0
132.5
2.0
4.0
15.5
655
“recovering” and airplane and “restoring”
one. In the latter, attention is paid to the
smallest details and that simply spells more
hours and dollars.
The tables below summarize the labor hours and material costs to do the restoration. At 655 total labor hours, with a
labor rate of only, say, $35/hour (considerably less than most aircraft maintenance
shops charge), the total labor bill would
be almost $23K, for a grand total of over
$30K with materials, after starting with
an almost-flyable airplane! This for an airplane that originally sold for less than a
thousand dollars.
ITEM
COST
Aircraft parts/materials
$3682.
Covering materials
$2071.
Paint materials
$1196.
Paint supplies
$44.
Other supplies
$508.
Hardware
$113.
Miscellaneous materials
$126.
Tools
$174.
Purchased services
$24.
TOTALS
$7938.
Summary of Cub material costs.
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Sponsored by the Oklahoma Chapter 99s, the world’s largest proficiency air
rally will be held on August 20th and 21st,
2004. Not only is the Derby fun for the
pilots, it also tests their piloting skills and
knowledge of the airplanes they fly. Competitors, gathering at Wiley Post Airport,
will be flying in from Texas, Kansas, Arkansas, Colorado, and New Mexico, as
well as from Oklahoma. Many of the
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by Earl Downs
Listen-up Central Oklahoma!
Bob Kemper has “gone back to future” with his “new” publication
titled TAXI-STRIP . Much like adding a turbo charger to a J-3 Cub, Bob
is recreating the famed Oklahoma
City publication from days gone by
with the power of 21 st century technology. The Taxi Strip was a print
publication originally created in the
1930s by Keith Kale. I am sure Kale
could never have imagined that his
publication would be reborn in a for-
mat that even the science fiction
writers of his day had not dreamed
of.
Bob said he first saw a copy of
the old magazine about ten years
ago. In the current online issue he
wrote, “For the past decade that old
magazine has been asking, no demanding, that some day I give it my
attention, so that its voice could
once again be heard.” That voice can
now be heard loud and clear at
www.taxi-strip.com. We at The
Oklahoma Aviator encourage you to
log on and enjoy.
through June 12 th. The club has participated with the Sooner Flight
Academy program for the last couple
of years, but when OU decided to
stay on campus this year, the Booster
Club struck out to provide a youth
aviation program in north/central
Oklahoma. Program coordinator,
Ron Hartman tells me the Flight
Academy will service 30 basic students and 30 advanced students. The
Academy is crammed full of aviation
classes and activities that include EAA
Young Eagle flights being provided by
EAA chapter 1046. Ron says support
for this youth activity has been widespread throughout the region and
scholarships are being offered. I will
be there to talk about sport flying and
to demonstrate my Kitfox Lite
ultralight.
Election Campaign TFRs
Unless you’re flying a rotorcraft,
we all have a left wing and a right
wing on our planes. As pilots, we sit
between them and that’s just where
we are when it comes to campaignrelated TFRs. Don’t get caught in the
big TFR squeeze! We are the ones
who will get in BIG trouble if we get
caught flying through the TFRs that
will follow the Presidential and Vice
Presidential candidates of both major parties. These TFRs will follow
the candidates even if they are on a
bus or train stop tour. Pay attention
to local TV and radio. Check with
the FSS prior to every flight and visit
the EAA, AOPA, and FAA websites
to make sure you are aware of the
campaign TFRs.
Now it’s your turn. Send me your
Around The Patch ne ws to
earldowns@hotmail.com or to
oklahomaaviator@earthlink.net.
Up With Downs
continued from p. 3.
Warrior. Stewart Masters said he takes
pride in the quality maintenance and
avionics installed in these planes. For
more information, call 405-533-6285.
Stewart also takes pride in announcing the graduation of three new
private pilots in May. Congratulation to Josh Love, Kevin Klein and
Jared Deason. Remember, smart flyers read The Oklahoma Aviator !
Community Service
The Ponca City Aviation Boosters Club is holding a Flight Academy
for youths of the region June 7 th
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EAA Chapter 1005 Plans Ada Fly-In to Honor V
eterans
Veterans
This month marks the 60th anniversary of the invasion of Hitler’s “fortress
Europe.” D-Day, June 6th 1944, marked
a page in the history books that will forever be a reference point for the definition of bravery and selfless sacrifice in
the name of freedom for mankind. EAA
chapter 1005 in Ada, Oklahoma has put
together an event to honor those veterans, and all Americans in military service, who have protected the freedoms
we enjoy today.
June 26th is the day that EAA chapter 1005, with help and cooperation
from the Ada Municipal Airport (ADA),
will hold a fly-in featuring airplanes of
all types, food, and activities for everyone. The fly-in activities start at
9:30AM Saturday, but flying is only part
of what will take place. Some of the
WWII planes will start showing up by
noon on Friday and a special reception
is planned for Friday night. All comers
are welcome to attend a dinner with
WWII-era big band music performed
by a live band. A modest fee is being
charged for the Friday night reception.
Facilities are being made available for
fly-in folks who want to camp out.
The fly-in committee is also encouraging all WWII veterans, aviation veterans, and “Rosie the Riveters” (women
who served in the defense plants during
the war) to take part in this memorial
event. A special tribute will be paid to
the late Ray Stout, of Ada, who died on
June 14, 2003. Col. Stout joined the
National Guard in 1939 and served in
the U.S. Army Air Corps throughout
WWII. He was a member of the 38th
Bomb Group, 405 th Bombardment
Squadron, which served in the South
Pacific. The crews that flew with the
405th were known as the “Green Dragons” and were often spoken about in a
disparaging way by the infamous Tokyo
Rose.
A special feature at the fly-in will be
a performance by the WWII Airborne
Demonstration Team Foundation. A
restored Douglas C-47 transport will
make a fly-by while a parachute team
executes a low-level combat assault jump
in full WWII combat gear. The uniforms and equipment worn by the combat jumpers are exact replicas of the type
of gear worn in WWII. No fancy parachutes or skydiving tricks here–the object was to jump and fight. The parachutes are the old round style canopies
and the soldiers are loaded to the max.
All WWII paratrooper veterans attending the fly-in will be presented a commemorative ribbon made from the silk
of a WWII parachute.
The B-25 named “Yellow Rose” will
be in attendance. A Vietnam-era AC47 gun ship, which was the first of a
series of highly modified transport aircraft, will be on display. The AC-47s
were known to the troops they supported as “Puff the Magic Dragon.” A
Navy version of the C-47 that was used
in anti-submarine warfare during WWII
will also be present. Plan on seeing a
plethora of other warbirds from various
times in our aviation history. Many of
these aircraft will be performing demonstration flights on Saturday. Important: the airport will be closed to arrivals and departures during the Saturday
flight performances from 1:00PM to
2:30PM.
To participate or for additional information, contact Bill Bailey at 580310-2389.
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The weekend of May 21-23 saw
a gathering of 21 aerobatic airplanes
at Claremore Regional Airport for the
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aerobatic competition. The contest,
the first to be held at Claremore and
the first to be presented by Tulsa’s
IAC Chapter 10, was a great success,
despite high winds that challenged
competitors to stay inside the aerobatic box.
Contestants came from all over the
south central U.S., but also included
five Tulsa-area pilots: Tom Culver (the
contest director), Dr. Guy Baldwin,
Rodger Modglin, Mike Hastings, and
Dan Newton. Dick Smart from
Berden, OK also competed.
Some might accuse the Tulsa pilots of “stacking the deck” in their
own favor because, a couple of weeks
prior to the contest, they brought in
former world champion aerobatic pilot Elena Klimovich for a concentrated week of aerobatic instruction
and critique.
Contest winners included:
• Primary Category- Mike Hastings,
Tulsa, OK in a Chipmunk
• Sportsman Category- A.J. Hager,
Derby, KS in a Laser
• Intermediate Category- Brent
Smith, St. Peters, MO in a Pitts S1S
• Advanced Category- Julia Wood,
Slidell, TX in a Sukhoi 26
• Unlimited Category- Dan Clark,
Houston, TX in a Sukhoi 26
The Unlimited Category contes-
tants served as judges for the other • David Koehn, Fast Forward Avia- • All other volunteers, without whose
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Category contestants judged the Un- • Greg Merrell, Aircraft Specialties been possible.
Photos courtesy of Laura Cope.
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Services, for providing trophies
Southwesterly winds of up to 41
knots made it difficult for all competitors to stay inside the aerobatic
box, and several “outs” were recorded,
reducing what would have been better scores overall.
Good eats are always a feature of
a well-run aviation get-together and
the Twist-Off was no exception. Friday night, local Claremore residents
Ron and Brett Leslie provided 30
pounds of orange roughy for grilling
and the Saturday night awards banquet was catered by the Rib Crib.
Breakfast was the all-American-favorite Krispy Kreme donuts furnished by
the Leslie’s and lunch was provided
by Debbie’s Canteen in Claremore.
The contest was not only an operational success, it was also a financial success, bringing in about $3700
to the IAC Chapter 10 coffers. The
chapter wishes to thank the following people and organizations for their Sportsman Category winners: 1st- A.J. Hafer, 2nd- D.R. Bales, 3rd- Tom Culver.
help.
• The Claremore Regional Airport
for providing permanent concrete
aerobatic box markings
• The airport hangar tenants, for
making their hangars available for
the contestants’ airplanes.
• Oscar Watkins, the airport manager, for his support in organizing
and helping with the contest.
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Calendar of Events
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WHEN
WHAT
WHERE
Wiley Post Airport,
Oklahoma City, OK
Ponca City Airport,
Ponca City, OK
Claremore Municipal Airport
Claremore, OK
1st Thursday
Dinner Meeting- Oklahoma Pilots Assoc dinner and meeting
1st Saturday
7:30AM-10:00AM
Fly-In Breakfast- Ponca City
Aviation Boosters Club
1st Saturday
Aerobatics
2nd Monday
7:00PM
Don Nuzum- nuzum@poncacity.net
Bruce Eberle- 580-762-5735
Matt Burton
918-343-0931
Meeting- Oklahoma Chapter 99s
Wiley Post Airport
Poochie Rotzinger- 405-842-9829
2nd Tuesday
Meeting- Spirit of Tulsa Squadron- Commemorative Air
Force
2nd Tuesday
Meeting- EAA Chapter 24
Tulsa Technology Center
Jones/Riverside Airport, Tulsa
Aviation Tech Center
OKC Airport
2nd Wednesday
7:30PM
2nd Thursday
7:00PM
2nd Thursday
7:00PM
Meeting- Tulsa Cloud Dancers Balloon Club
Contact Frank Capps
CONTACT
Helen Holbird- 405-942-6308
Jim Dagg 918-224-6293
Martin Weaver- 405-376-5488
pacer31a@earthlink.net
Frank or Cheri Capps- 918-299-2979
aerosportballoon@hotmail.com
Terry Hall 580-436-8190 or
adairprt@wilnet1.com
2nd Saturday
Fly-In Lunch Meeting
Kerr County Aviation Association
2nd Saturday
11:00AM
Meeting- EAA Ultralight Chapter 98
3rd Saturday
Meeting- Green Country UltraSport Flyers Organization
(GCUFO)
Ada Municipal Airport (KADH)
Ada, OK
Metro Tech Aviation Career
Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Poteau Municipal Airport
Poteau, OK
Thompson Airport
Tuttle, OK
Call 918-632-6UFO
for location and details
3rd Sunday
Tulsa Cloud Dancers Balloon Flight
Contact Frank Capps for time/location
3rd Monday
Meeting- IAC Chapter 10
Contact David Koehn for time/place
3rd Monday
7:30PM
Meeting- EAA Chapter 10
Gundy's Airport, Owasso, OK
3rd Tuesday
Green Country Women in Aviation Meeting
Contact Kristen Esparza for time/location
Kristen Esparza - 918-851-36557
3rd Thursday
7:00PM
Meeting- EAA Chapter 323
Sherman Municipal Airport
Sherman, TX
3rd Saturday
Fly-In Breakfast
Alva Regional Airport
Saturday following 3rd Monday
Pancake Breakfast- EAA Chapter 10
Gundy's Airport, Owasso, OK
Billy Dollarhide- 903-868-7609
dollarhide@ti.com
Greg Northern- 580-327-2898
alvaair@sbcglobal.net
Bhrent Waddell- 918-371-5022
bwaddell@tulsa.oklahoma.net
Charlene- 918-838-7044 or
Frances- flygrl7102@aol.com
4th Tuesday
7:00PM
4th Thursday
7:30PM
Meeting- EAA Chapter 1005
Meeting- Oklahoma Windriders Balloon Club
Tulsa Chapter 99s Meeting
Meeting- Vintage Airplane Association Chapter 10
Jun
Tulsa Air and Space Museum
Aerospace Camp for Kids
Jun 4-5
18th Annual Biplane Expo
June 5
14th Annual AOPA Fly-In and Open House
Jun 11-12
Gainesville Fly-In
Jun 11-13
Jun 12
Jun 12-16
Paul Poberezny's Sport Aviation Association
3rd Annual Fly-In
Gundy's Airport
Ice Cream Social
EAA Air Academy
Young Eagles Camp I
Jun 14-18
Aviation Careers Academy
Jun 18-20
Aerospace America Fly-In and Airshow
Ninth Annual Air Fest
Arkansas Air Museum
EAA Air Academy
Young Eagles Camp II
EAA Air Academy
Young Eagles Camp II
Jun 19-20
Jun 19-23
Jun 25-29
Jun 26
First Annual Ray Stout Memorial Fly-In
Jun 27
Sand Ridge Lunch Fly-In
Jul
Tulsa Air and Space Museum
Aerospace Camp for Kids
Jul 4
Tinker AFB General Aviation Fly-In
Jul 5-11
EAA Air Academy
Basic Air Academy
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Robertson Aviation, Jones/Riverside Airport,
Tulsa*
The South Regional Library, 8316 East 93rd
Street, Tulsa, OK
7130 E. Apache
Tulsa, OK
Frank Phillips Field (BVO)
Bartlesville, OK
AOPA Headquarters, Frederick Municipal
Airport (FDK), Frederick, MD
Gainesville Municipal Airport
Gainesville, TX
Frasca Field
Urbana, IL
Gundy's Airport (038)
Owasso, OK
EAA Aviation Center
Oshkosh, WI
DETAILS
Ron McKinney- 405-685-8180
Held rain or shine
Go to Ponca City for breakfast, then come to Claremore
for hamburgers and aerobatics!
Restoring 1942 PT-19. Hangar space and workers
needed
Start 7:00PM
Call or email for exact location for monthly meeting. We
occasionally meet off airport.
For all balloon enthusiasts
Bryan Hoggatt- 918-647-4719
Robert Crawford- 405-381-2840
Visitors welcome!
Bill Chilcoat- 918-827-6566
Frank or Cheri Capps- 918-299-2979
aerosportballoon@hotmail.com
David Koehn- 918-671-0481
ffav8@sbcglobal.net
Bhrent Waddell- 918-371-5022
bwaddell@tulsa.oklahoma.net
Men and women supporting women in aviation
For more information, visit our website: www.eaa323.org
*Unless otherrwise planned. All women pilots including
students are welcome to attend.
Charles Harris- 918-622-8400
Katheryn Pennington- 918-834-9900
kpennington@tulsamuseum.com
Charles W Harris- 918-622-8400
www.biplaneexpo.com
Chris Dancy- 301-695-2159
Exact dates to be announced later.
Largest gathering of biplanes by variety in the world.
Features displays, forums, guests and aviation history
Seminars and static displays, pilot supplies and hangar
flying during the largest one-day Fly-In in the nation.
Matt Quick- 940-668-4565
www.gainesville.tx.us/GMAIndex.shtml
Bonnie Poberezny- bonnielou@ameritech.net
www.sportaviation.org
Roger Wieden- 918-272-1523
Dig out those ice cream freezer or bring ice or a
dessert. Invite your friends & family-- for all ages.
www.eaa.org
Tulsa Technology Center
Jones/Riverside Airport, Jenks
Dr. Jack Sellers- 918-828-4254,
jsellers@tulsacc.edu
Will Rogers World Airport
Oklahoma City, OK
Fayetteville Airport
Fayetteville, AR
EAA Aviation Center
Oshkosh, WI
EAA Aviation Center
Oshkosh, WI
Ada Regional Airport (KADH)
Ada, OK
Sand Ridge Airpark
Collinsville, OK
7130 E. Apache
Tulsa, OK
Tinker AFB
Oklahoma City, OK
EAA Aviation Center
Oshkosh, WI
Carl Whittle, Director, (405) 685-9546
csw@aerospaceokc.com
Judy Hammond- 479-521-4947
ArkansasAirMuseum@yahoo.com
High school students explore careers through tours,
speakers, and hands on activities. Cost is $199 with
some scholarships. Sponsored by TCC, OSU, & TTC.
This year's headline act will be the U.S. Navy Blue
Angels!
Celebrating 100 years of flight. Admission: adults, $10;
children age 6-12, $5; children under 6 free.
www.eaa.org
www.eaa.org
Bill Bailey- 580-310-2389
bailey3@adacomp.net
Katheryn Pennington- 918-834-9900
kpennington@tulsamuseum.com
Debby Toland- 405-732-8316
Dtoland@cox.net
www.eaa.org
Fly-in to honor all vets, especially WWII, Inviting all
Warbirds; will help with cost to bring aircraft to Ada
Exact dates to be announced later.
There are slots for only 20 GA airplanes. Contact
Debby Toland early for a reservation.
Bicycle at T
welve O’Clock!
Twelve
“Tower to bike number 4, follow the
red bike on base leg and slow to 2 knots.”
“Roger tower, I’ll follow the bike on base,
but if I slow down any more I will fall over.”
“Okay bike number 4, maintain a safe
speed and extend your downwind to provide spacing.”
Are you wondering what is going on?
It may seem like we are listening to the
Wright Brothers communicating with a
control tower, but it is actually what you
might hear if you listen to the communications at the new OU Learning Center. The
facility is centered around a miniature runway system that is a scale model of the runways at Max Westheimer airport. Glenn
Schaumburg, director of the OU Aviation
department, initiated the miniature runway
concept.
Located on the Westheimer airport
property, the replica runway system is
about 200 feet in length and is one part
of several training elements to be constructed at the outdoor learning facility.
The purpose of this unique learning center is to move classroom learning to a
practical application without the expense
of actual flight training. Students will
ride bikes in a “traffic pattern” flow and
be faced with many of the same decisions
as pilots actually make in flight. Think
about it—you can’t stop a fixed wing
plane in flight and you can’t stop a bike
without falling over. No wonder the
Wright Brothers were so well prepared!
The runways will also be used for other
areas of ground training. Students will be
given taxi and runway marker signs and be
required to place them in the correct locations. The students will also draw instrument approaches on the ground and practice the approaches to improve the visualization of what the airplane is doing. The miniature runways will give a break from classroom lectures and make it possible to practice what is being learned.
But wait, there’s more! Other training
elements are planned for the outdoor learning center. A weight-and-balance simulator
(something like a teeter-totter) will also be
installed; the simulator will allow the students to test their paper weight-and-balance
calculations.. Adding this visualization will
make it easier to see how the calculations
work in the real world. A rotating platform
is planned to help students actually see by
demonstration how the coriolis effect causes
movement of weather.
The learning center marks a new way
to give action to ground training. I wonder if the students will be issued all weather
flight gear?
The world famous Liberty Parachute team will open Aerospace America 2004.
On final for Runway 03 at “Mini-Westheimer.” Runway 35 is visible at left. Both The CAF ME-109, recently restored to flying condition by Dan Lawson and Dr. Brent
“runways” will be paved with asphalt. How about that standard FAA obstacle at the end? Hisey of Oklahoma City. The airaft will be displayed at Aerospace America.
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We have all known for many years that
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address for either of these is not updated
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The tragic events of September 11,
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It is up to us to do all we can to improve the
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It is easy to comply with the address
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2304 Airport Dr.
Home: 405-598-1459
Shawnee, OK 74804
Cell: 405-596-4198
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For info, call 918-457-5749
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For additional information
Call 405-222-6006
or
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in Owasso, OK
Phone/FAX (918) 272-3567
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Owasso, OK
John & Jane Fisher Owner/Opr.
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918-298-4044
Riverside/Jones Airport
8720 Jack Bates Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74132
FAX: 298-6930
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Specializing in the sale, acquisition,
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1969 C-210J, 3437 TT, 131 Eng/Prop, King IFR, 2001 GPS, DME, IIB AP, New P&I !!
1977 T-210M, 3460 TT, 60 hrs Barrett Eng & Hot Prop, HSI, GPS, Moving Map, 8 / 8
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Tulsa, Oklahoma
Phone: 918-296-4326
E-mail: dan@howardaircraft.com
www.aircraft-specialties.com or 800-826-9252
Aircraft Specialties Services is your complete one stop aircraft parts and pilots supplies headquarters. You
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Serving the interests of the owners and operators
of all airports in Oklahoma
For information or application contact Debra Coughlan, Executive
Director OAOA, P. O. Box 581838, Tulsa, OK 74158
Telephone 918.838.5018
Fax 918.838.5405